“What is it?”

Long Chen was startled. He suddenly had a bad feeling. With Zheng Wenlong’s calm demeanor, and adding on this hesitation, it probably wasn’t anything good.

“During the time that you vanished, the Xuan Beasts joined with Heavenly Fate Island to calculate the whereabouts of the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race. I heard that the Xuan Beasts managed to take over two of their secret strongholds,” said Zheng Wenlong carefully.

Upon hearing this, Long Chen’s expression immediately turned cold. Killing intent appeared in his eyes. What was this? Unable to capture him, they had turned their blades on others?

However, the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race was viewed as traitors by the Xuan Beasts. The two sides had a deep enmity against each other that stretched back a long time ago. The Xuan Beasts’ actions could be justified by that, but Zheng Wenlong felt differently.

“I’m afraid that the Dragon Slaughter Convention from the Grand Han will reoccur. For others, the same trap won’t work twice. But for you, Long Chen, no matter how many times they do this, it will still be effective. Your weakness is clear to others.”

Long Chen’s weakness was that even if he knew he was sending himself to his death, he would still go if his companions were captured.

If Pill Valley was involved, they wouldn’t give him any chance to escape. So Zheng Wenlong was warning Long Chen, despite knowing that he couldn’t change what Long Chen would do. As friends, some things still had to be said.

“However, you don’t need to worry. Based on what I know, the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race has hundreds of secret strongholds throughout the Martial Heaven Continent. As for their main headquarters, even Heavenly Fate Island is unable to find it. Most likely, it is protected by their ancestral spirits. What I’m afraid of is this matter being learned by the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow that’s with you. She might go to help, disregarding everything else, and then you’d go save her. That would once more be falling for their trap,” warned Zheng Wenlong.

Long Chen nodded. “I won’t tell Cloud about this for now. Fuck, it really is one scheme after another. Pill Valley is truly insidious.”

“Yu Xiaoyun is a wily old fox. Many people have been tricked by him. He has been arranging things for many years, and it’s unknown how many chess pieces he has secretly set up. He is ruthless and ambitious, as well as frighteningly patient,” said Zheng Wenlong.

For the higher-ups to tell him to handle this on his own, it was clear they wanted to use Long Chen’s matter to temper him. But in the face of Yu Xiaoyun, Zheng Wenlong knew he was lacking many things.

“It shouldn’t just be this, right?” Long Chen looked at Zheng Wenlong.

Zheng Wenlong nodded. “The Xuantian Dao Sect and the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect are under tight observation. Each of their movements is under the control of Pill Valley. As for that old man of yours, he almost went berserk, wanting to kill all those people. Alliance head Qu had to personally hold him back.”

“The old man has never lowered his head to anyone. Ugh, I ended up implicating him,” sighed Long Chen. The stubborn old man had actually held back just because of him. “Alright, I understand. Get to the real issue.”

Zheng Wenlong was pacing around the room. It was clear he was still struggling.

“Tell me. You’re not a businessman, you’re my brother,” said Long Chen.

Zheng Wenlong bitterly smiled. “Whether it’s from a business standpoint or the standpoint of your brother, I shouldn’t say. But I know that if I don’t, you’ll hate me for the rest of your life. What I have to tell you is that Leng Yueyan is currently in trouble. She will soon be executed.”

“What?!” Long Chen jumped up, his killing intent once more soaring.

“I knew that you wouldn’t be able to remain calm. To help you in the Yin Yang World, she heavily injured Xie Luo. As a result, that infuriated Xie Wentian, and he captured her, not giving her any chance to quibble. She’s imprisoned currently. Although Leng Yueyan is a genius whose talent and combat strength is unrivaled in the Corrupt path, and even though she is somehow capable of controlling death energy, she has no backing. Even if she’s more outstanding than Xie Luo, it’s useless. Before this, she was able to run rampant without anyone touching her because Xie Wentian wanted to raise her as Xie Luo’s Dao-companion. However, Leng Yueyan actually went against his orders and attacked Xie Luo, causing his entire plan to crumble. This time, she is going to be sacrificed to the Corrupt God at the Heavenly Evil Cave. Furthermore, her power might be stripped away and bestowed to Xie Luo. It’s unknown if Leng Yueyan is simply one of Xie Wentian’s hidden pieces that he was grooming precisely for this moment,” said Zheng Wenlong.

The leaders of the major powers on the continent were all wily. Sometimes, their moves couldn’t be understood by others, and that was what made them exceptionally frightening. They didn’t just have immense martial power but also the intelligence to back it up.

“So even the name of the Heavenly Evil Cave has been leaked? It should be intentional then,” said Long Chen, his lips curling into a disdainful smile.

“Yes, this matter is no secret. Many people on the Martial Heaven Continent know of it. If they could kill Leng Yueyan and bait you to go at the same time, it would be a spectacular victory for them. If you went, you would be falling for a trap, while if you didn’t, you would be given an infamous name as someone who didn’t go help a woman who only fell into her predicament because she saved your life. Considering Pill Valley’s skills at creating rumors, you’ll lose many supporters. So when these wily old foxes make a move, no matter what you do, they will end up winning. Despite knowing this is a trap, you will still go, right?” Zheng Wenlong looked at Long Chen.

Long Chen bitterly smiled. “If I didn’t go, I wouldn’t be Long Chen.”

“That’s why I really didn’t know whether or not to tell you this news. Telling you might kill you, while not telling you would pain you for the rest of your life.” Zheng Wenlong had a complicated expression, not knowing if telling Long Chen had been the right choice.

“Telling me was the right thing to do. You understand me. If you didn’t tell me, you would only be a businessman and not my brother.” Long Chen patted Zheng Wenlong’s shoulder.

If he wanted to get more profit, Zheng Wenlong could act like he didn’t know so that Long Chen would be safe. If Long Chen died, his businesses would tumble. However, Zheng Wenlong had still told him.

“What do you plan to do?”

“What else can I plan to do?” Long Chen shrugged. “My plans haven’t changed. There’s no way to go faster, and the other side isn’t giving me any time. Leng Yueyan saved me twice, so I won’t just watch as she dies. I’m definitely going to go to the Heavenly Evil Cave.”

“Then the chances of you surviving are essentially zero. You might never return…”

“Then I’ll never return. But your businesses will continue. If I die, the Dragonblood Legion will still exist. They are my brothers, and they’ll avenge me. As long as the Dragonblood Legion is present, I can die without regrets.”

Long Chen smiled very calmly. Watching as he left, Zheng Wenlong didn’t know what he was feeling. He wanted to help Long Chen, but he didn’t know how to.

Advise him? Useless. If he listened, then he wouldn’t be Long Chen. He wouldn’t be the powerful, domineering, and unrivaled hero that he was. He also wouldn’t be the Dragonblood Legion’s boss with so many hot-blooded brothers and sisters.

…

Long Chen slowly walked out of the Huayun Pavilion, his mood heavy. He knew that his enemies weren’t giving him any time to breathe. Their schemes came one after another.

Most hateful of all, the Dragonblood Legion had not gained control of their world energy, and the majority of them did not have divine items. If a battle started, it would lead to too many casualties.

Saving Leng Yueyan but sacrificing his brothers? Unacceptable.

So Long Chen could only choose to go alone into the enemy territory with just his saber. Even if he didn’t return.

“How brazen, Long Chen! You still dare to swagger around? Face your death!”

Long Chen had just walked out of the Huayun Pavilion when a roar rang out. A Netherpassage expert wearing robes of the ancient races blocked his path.

More terrifying auras began to rise around him. These people had long since surrounded this area, just waiting for him to come out.

In truth, they hadn’t had much hope of capturing Long Chen here. The Huayun Pavilion had transportation formations inside it, and they had assumed that Long Chen would leave through there. But unexpectedly, he actually walked out just like that.

Countless figures fled from the city, afraid of being caught in the battle. Only some confident experts chose to continue floating in the sky, looking at that black-robed man that had shaken the continent.

“Long Chen really did come out! The strongest man of the Martial Heaven Continent’s junior generation, how cool!”

Two women were floating in the sky, softly whispering to each other. Based on their powerful auras and robes, they were Life Star experts from some neutral faction.

Powerful undercurrents were currently surging on the Martial Heaven Continent, so only the disciples from neutral camps dared to roam around. They could gain experience and also gather information. Even neutral factions needed to have information about the movements on the Martial Heaven Continent.

“Hmph, who said that? Who declared him the strongest man of the Martial Heaven Continent’s junior generation? What a shameless fool full of hot air.”

Just at this moment, a young man in the sky disdainfully opened his mouth.